The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-11-17
MISCEllANE OUS.

Mass, alighted from train with an
elastic bounce, and her false teeth fell
to the platform and noisly ratified
along the boards.
! -He-''Now that we are married we
are one, and shall insist that this be
the last time you appear in low-neck
dress" She-"We may be one, but
you are only half of US. and 1 shall
dress my half as 1 please. boston
/ Beacon.
! "A citizen of Pittsburgh, Pa. has
patented new method of propelling
steamers. He has a working model of
q boat in which he uses the wheels or
propelling power of the boat to support
1t. and claims that by this device his.
boat can be Iun at the rate of a mile q.
minute.
/ The Italian residents of Philadel--
phia have decided to give an entertain
ment on the 18th of October each year,
until 1892 to raise funds for the erec--
ton of statue of Columbus. The.
location of the statue has not vet been
determined on. 1t may be in Philadel-
phia and it may be in Washington.
Washington is becoming the Mecca.
of bridal pilgrimages. One of the
hotels of that city claims to have had
under its protecting wings yesterday no.
less than twenty-five newly married
couples. No place this side of heaven
could in one day have sheltered so,
much happiness as that.
Disasters to eyesight are evidentlr
n, common than is generally sup
posed. Judging from the statement that
more than 1000, 900 glass eyes are made.
annually in Germany and Switzerland
An artificial eye seldom lasts more than
five years, the secretion of the glands
turning it clOudy.-ArEanSa, Trareler.
Mr.. Characterization play the
piano great deal; do you nOt?" Miss
Observation-Disclosures; play at home
good deal, to drive dull care away
81 guess you're successful; aren't you?'''
"Why?" "Well. 1 understand YOU
drive every thing else away. don't
suppose dull care would want to STAY
either. - Yonters Statesman.
An evening newspaper in an En-
glish town, determined to beat It's rivals.
ON the report of the great foot race
between Hutchins and Gent. had its
account written up beforehand and put
III type, with blanks left for the name,
OF the winner and other essential de-
tails, to be filled in later. Instead of
the race there was great riot on the.
grounds, but the paper got the news
too late. and came out with its report
of the race. blanks and all.
"A new and very handsome yellow
water-lily has been raised from seed
ling, by French gardener named La
tour Marliac. The flowers are six
inches in diameter. and their color is de-
scribed as the soft canary yellow of the
Marechal Mel rose. Two yellow water
lilies have hitherto been known-as
pretty North American species, of shy
Towering habit. and Brazilian species.
rather dull in color. The Garden pro-
poses that this new one be called the
canary Tater-llly.
Near Lynn, Mass, one dav last
week, horse lost one of its shoes, and
was put into box stall for the night.
The next morning. so relates the Bee.
the driver, on going to feed the horse
found the animal missing. No one had
gone to the stall, and where the horse
had gone no one knew. On a search
being made he was found at a black
smiths shop. not far from the stable,
waiting patiently for his turn to be.
shOd. The blacksmith stated that he.
came to the shop by himself and walked
in.
in San Francisco there are four Jour-
mails regularly published in Chinese,
characters. BY the Chinese method a.
good printer can produce only four
hundred sheets n day. Five days work,
therefore, is required to print an edition
of one thousand copies. The journals
are printed with black ink upon single
sheets of white paper, except on the.
Chinese New Year, when the printing
is done with red ink or upon red
paper.-PriRterS' Register.
Grabs, which are supposed to shed
their shells every year, do not often
shed them after they have attained
their full size, and the creatures become
victims to barnacles and all sorts of
marine grOwths that fasten themselves
upon the shell. A remarkable example
Of this may be seen in the British Mu--
scum, where has been placed an old
crab of the edible species, with some.
half dozen oysters of large size fixed to-
its back. which load, ever increasing.
the old crab was doomed to carry to.
the end of its days. Another curious
specimen preserved is that of a hairy
crab, which, though not larger itself
Than walnut. is saddled with sponge
Is big as a mans fist